May 2018 - Real Wireless

Waveforms: tomorrow on trial

by Simon Fletcher | May 15, 2018 | Real Wireless blog

At Real Wireless, we tend to assume that our expertise will be called upon by a number of industry players as 5G throws up new challenges and competing ways of solving problems. However, even though most activity is still only at the trial stage, there’s no doubt that...

5G, Industry 4.0 and the future of British manufacturing

by Dr Abhaya Sumanasena | May 10, 2018 | 5G, Real Wireless blog

In the Nordic countries, there has been a recent surge in trials in 5G-enabled manufacturing. One notable trial combined ultra-low latency and high bandwidth aspects of 5G with machine learning to enhance production. Another demonstrated ways to produce blade...

5G: spectrum isn’t the only thing that could be shared

by Simon Fletcher | May 8, 2018 | 5G, Real Wireless blog

The Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA) – a global, cross-industry alliance focused on increasing dynamic access to unused radio frequencies – held its Global Summit 2018 in London (on May 1-3). It took on a lot of issues and, in particular, raised the profile of spectrum...

Let’s chat about AI

by Simon Fletcher | May 4, 2018 | Real Wireless blog

The value of Artificial intelligence (AI) for mobile operators may be one of the less widely discussed uses of AI. It could, however, be considerable in areas like predicting demand patterns and anomalies in dense urban areas, proactive maintenance and improved...

Edge compute: time to open up

by Dr Abhaya Sumanasena | May 2, 2018 | Real Wireless blog

The combination of wireless and edge compute has a number of potential applications. Reducing the latency that would undermine the effectiveness of 5G connectivity could eventually permit 5G’s effective use in a number of applications. Industrial applications...

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Professor Les Barclay, OBE, BSc, FREng, FIET

by Real Wireless | Aug 5, 2019

Our condolences to the family of Professor Les Barclay, following his death on the 31 July 2019. He was a true gent and a great inspiration to many in our profession. Les was a distinguished and widely recognised professional in fields of radiowave propagation and...

Exploring the future of connectivity and 5G in UK manufacturing

by Julie Bradford | Jul 30, 2019

Digital Catapult has launched research into the impact of 5G on the UK’s manufacturing sector, uncovering the potential of 5G technology for industry and setting out recommendations for 5G to tackle connectivity challenges. Real Wireless is credited in the report,...

AutoAir 5G transport project extended

Real Wireless will continue to play a key role in the AutoAir consortium, which has received a further £1.8m in funding from the UK government (DCMS) taking the total project investment from the government to nearly £6m. Matched industry funding now totals more than...

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